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Karma - 1,482 words
Karma KARMA and REINCARNATION Navigate: Ashram|
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| HHE | Himalayan Academy Home Page The twin
beliefs of karma and reincarnation are among
Hinduism's many jewels of knowledge. Others
include dharma or our pattern of religious
conduct, worshipful communion with God and Gods,
the necessary guidance of the Sat Guru, and
finally enlightenment through personal realization
of our identity in and with God. So the
strong-shouldered and keen-minded rishis knew and
stated in the Vedas. And these are not mere
assumptions of probing, brilliant minds. They are
laws of the cosmos. As God's force of gravity
shapes cosmic order, karma shapes experiential ord ...
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Karma - 1,457 words
... wer regions of this vast, invisible dimension
exist astral people whose present pursuits are
base, selfish, even sadistic. Where the person
goes in the astral plane at sleep or death is
dependent upon his earthly pursuits and the
quality of his mind. Because certain seed karmas
can only be resolved in earth consciousness and
because the soul's initial realizations of
Absolute Reality are only achieved in a physical
body, our soul joyously enters another biological
body. At the right time, it is reborn into a flesh
body that will best fulfill its karmic pattern. In
this process, the current astral body-which is a
duplicate of the last physical form-is sluffed off
as a lifeless shell that ...
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Karma - 1,068 words
... KARMA The doctrine of Karma is a spiritual
doctrine based on the theory of cause and effect.
Although Karma does not exactly fit the definition
of supernatural phenomenon it is a spiritual
doctrine based on the philosophy that God is not
responsible for the happiness or failure of an
individual, rather, we as individuals are solely
responsible for the consequences of our own
behavior. The concept of Karma has two major
interpretations; the most common approaches are to
the idea of reincarnation, particularly in the
West where the idea has almost no existence. In
the East, people believe in reincarnation and hold
a fatalistic idea of Karma. I favor neither
westerner nor easterner extremi ...
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Karma And Samsara - 1,324 words
Karma And Samsara The belief in Karma and Samsara
form the basis for the Hindus religious worldview.
It has been central to Hinduism for thousands of
years, and as a result forms a major part in the
philosophical thinking of many Hindus today. The
ideas of Karma and Samsara are evident in almost
all of the great Hindu scriptures, being touched
on in the Vedas, but first properly introduced in
the Upanishads. When the idea of Samsara was first
introduced it led to a quest for liberation
through the practice of austerity or meditation or
both. To be released form this life the Hindus
needed to wipe out the effects of their past
actions or Karma. It is this set of beliefs that
formed the backgr ...
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Karma And Varna - 603 words
Karma And Varna What is the relation, if any, of
the concept of varna to the concept of karma? Of
karma to the doctrine of reincarnation? The
concepts of varna and karma are each closely
related to the eastern civilization religions of
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Varna and karma
go hand in hand with each other to explain
themselves, as does karma with the doctrine of
reincarnation. The complicated explanation of all
of these concepts follows. In order to understand
the concept of karma, one must first understand
the term varna. An appropriate definition would be
the rise of class system, which the Hindus adhere
to. An English translation of varna, however, is
simply the word "color" (No ...
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Kashmir Controversy - 827 words
Kashmir Controversy Lately, in the national news,
Kashmir has been the hot topic. The intense
religious, political, geographical, and economical
debates have been heard all over the world, and
yet, there has been no conclusion to this war
between Pakistan and India. As an Indian myself,
it is almost impossible to be unbiased in any kind
of analysis of the subject, so I will not attempt
to be impartial, but yet present the story as how
I, first of all see it, secondly, researched it,
and thirdly, believe it. There is a truth behind
the Kashmir story, and the Indians and the
Pakistanis must understand it. There are real
people involved in this governmental affair, and
being such an affair, one ...
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Kashmir: Paradise Exposed To Hell - 1,374 words
Kashmir: Paradise Exposed To Hell Our group topic:
"Causes and Effects of Wars" provoked me to write
about the threatening dispute of "Jammu and
Kashmir" which has become more threatening after
the nuclear capabilities of India and Pakistan. My
main claim revolves around the theme that the
burning dispute of Kashmir, between India and
Pakistan can play a vital role in the emergence of
third world war and can act as battle-field for a
nuclear war. Due to geographical and social
impacts on the world these countries have realized
some big nations to resolve the issue. South Asia,
a land of deep historical and cultural
representations has more than one billion
population. Dominated by British co ...
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Kashmir: Paradise Exposed To Hell - 1,363 words
... e Line-of-Control to Azad Kashmir and Pakistan
are now living in refugee camps"
(http://ummah.org.uk/kashmir). According to
Amnesty International, following data shows the
number of deaths and number of violent activities
by Indian troops in the dispute valley of Jammu
and Kashmir. According to the latest information,
more than sixty thousand inhabitants have been
mercilessly butchered to death since 1989 in the
valley. "Kashmir has suffered an in-human violence
since the partition of South Asia, but 1989, the
violence is increased and has resulted in the
deaths of innocent inhabitants. The following
chart shows the number of inhabitants that were
made disabled by extreme and brutal viol ...
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Kate - 385 words
Kate Chopin And Athenaise In the story
"Athenaise," Chopin portrayal of the character
Cazeau is almost a direct reflection of the
character Karol Karol from the film "White." Both
men love their respective wives deeply, but they
also realize that their wives do not feel the
same. These men have to struggle with the inner
turmoil of letting go of the women they love. In
the film "White," the director portrayed the
change in Karol Karol through the use of
flashbacks. Kieslowski uses flashbacks to show us
Karol's past. This is done many times throughout
the film; the audience saw Karol Karol reflect
back to his wedding day as he walked up the steps
of the court house on his way to his divorce h ...
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Kate Chopin - 1,969 words
Kate Chopin Kate Chopin Kate Chopin is one of the
first female writers to address female issues,
primarily sexuality. Chopin declares that women
are capable of overt sexuality in which they
explore and enjoy their sexuality. Chopin shows
that her women are capable of loving more than one
man at a time. They are not only attractive but
sexually attracted (Ziff 148). Two of Chopins
stories that reflect this attitude of sexuality
are The Awakening and one of her short stories The
Storm. Although critics now acclaim these two
stories as great accomplishments, Chopin has been
condemned during her life for writing such vulgar
and risqu pieces. In 1899 Chopin publishes The
Awakening. She is censure ...
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Kate Chopin - 1,426 words
Kate Chopin Kate Chopin is an American writer of
the late nineteenth century. She is known for her
depictions of southern culture and of women's
struggles for freedom. At this time in American
history, women did not have a voice of their own
and according to custom, they were to obey their
father and husband. Generally, many women agreed
to accept this customary way of life. Kate Chopin
thought quite differently. The boldness Kate
Chopin takes in portraying women in the late
nineteenth century can be seen throughout The
Awakening and other short stories. The following
is an overview of her dramatic writing style.
Elaine Showalter states, Chopin went boldly beyond
the work of her precursors i ...
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Kate Chopin - 1,167 words
... when Kate was faced with another death. In
June 1885, her mother had died. Chopin was
literally prostrate with grief (Unger 207). In
later years, Chopin's daughter would sum up the
effect upon her mothers character: When I speak of
my mothers keen sense of humor and of her habit of
looking on the amusing side of everything. I dont
want to give the impression of her being joyous,
for she was on the contrary rather a sad nature I
think the tragic death of her father early in her
life, of her much beloved brothers, the loss of
her young husband and her mother, left a stamp of
sadness on her which was never lost(Unger 207).
Chopin began writing fiction very seriously in
1889. No one knows e ...
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Kate Chopin - 1,070 words
Kate Chopin Kate Chopin gives a great deal of
thought in her literature to issues that she views
as important. She was encouraged not to become a
"useless" wife; she was also involved in the idea
of becoming an independent woman (LeBlanc 1). Kate
Chopin is a well-known American writer. Kate
Chopin was born on February 8, 1851, in St. Louis,
Missouri. At the age of 53, on August 22, 1904,
she died due to cerebral hemorrhage (Hoffman 1-2).
Kate is the daughter of Eliza Faris OFlaherty and
Thomas OFlaherty. Her father was a
well-established merchant, who took part in many
business investments. He is one of the founders of
the Pacific Railroad, and was on the train when it
crashed into the Gasco ...
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Kate Chopin - 1,173 words
Kate Chopin Kate Chopin is a brilliant writer. Her
writing career is during the late 1800s. She lives
in a time where women are sexually suppressed and
their opinions are not valued. Her writing holds
more in common with our time than the time just
after the Civil War. Although her life was full of
death, she still lived as happy a life as she
could by writing in such a bold and daring way.
Kate Chopin was born as Catherine OFlaherty. She
was born July 12, 1850. She is the daughter of
Thomas and Eliza OFlaherty. Kates father, Thomas
OFlaherty, was born in Ireland in 1805. He came to
the United States in 1823. In 1825 he became a
merchant in St. Louis. In 1855 he died suddenly in
a train wrec ...
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Kate Chopin - 1,167 words
... oment when Kate was faced with another death.
In June 1885, her mother had died. Chopin was
"literally prostrate with grief" (Unger 207). "In
later years, Chopin's daughter would sum up the
effect upon her mothers character: When I speak of
my mothers keen sense of humor and of her habit of
looking on the amusing side of everything. I dont
want to give the impression of her being joyous,
for she was on the contrary rather a sad nature...
I think the tragic death of her father early in
her life, of her much beloved brothers, the loss
of her young husband and her mother, left a stamp
of sadness on her which was never lost(Unger 207).
Chopin began writing fiction very seriously in
1889. No ...
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Kate Chopin And Awakening - 1,327 words
Kate Chopin And Awakening A Style of her Own Kate
Chopin uses symbolism and realism to enhance her
theme of social conflict in the lives of women
during the nineteenth century. These conflicts
seemed to travel from one woman to the next,
unnoticed by the rest of society. Chopin used
these conflicts as a basis for all of her short
stories and novels. This inevitably started
turmoil about issues that never were brought out
before. This, in turn, opened the eyes of society
to the individuality of women. In The Awakening,
by Chopin, a woman named Edna realizes that she is
an individual and has individual feelings. She and
her family lived at Grand Isle during the summer
and her husband, Leonce, ...
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Kate Chopin Gives A Womans Voice To Realism - 1,076 words
Kate Chopin Gives A Woman's Voice To Realism Kate
Chopin succeeded in giving a woman's voice to
realism. While doing this she sacrificed her
career. This seems to be a higher order of
feminism than repeating the story of a woman as
victim...Kate Chopin gives her female protagonist
the central role, normally reserved for the man,
in a meditation on identity and culture,
consciousness, and art. (Robinson 3) The role of
woman in the society Chopin creates is of special
interest and relevance. (Robinson 6) Introduction
to Kate Chopin Before Kate Chopin came onto the
writing scene, women had an insignificant role in
society. Women never did anything that would cause
some sort of controversy. All ...
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Kate Chopin The Storm - 1,235 words
Kate Chopin The Storm Kate Chopin: The Storm Kate
Chopin lived from 1851 until 1904. She was born
Katherine O'Flaherty and was raised in post- Civil
War St. Louis by parents who were on the upper end
of society. She married Oscar Chopin, moved to New
Orleans, and had six children. After her husband
died, Chopin moved back to St. Louis to start her
writing career at age 33. She incorporated many
taboos about literature into her writing. Some of
these taboos were female sexuality, struggles, and
triumph over the stereotypes that had been placed
on them over the centuries. She was a very popular
writer until 1898 when she wrote about even more
controversial issues in Awakening. Many people
felt ...
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Kate Chopins Controversial Views - 1,779 words
Kate Chopin's Controversial Views "Too strong a
drink for moral babies, and should be labeled
`poison'." was the how the Republic described Kate
Chopin's most famous novel The Awakening
(Seyersted 174). This was the not only the view of
one magazine, but it summarized the feelings of
society as a whole. Chopin woke up people to the
feelings and minds of women. Even though her ideas
were controversial at first, slowly over the
decades people began to accept them. Kate
O'Flaherty Chopin was raised in St. Louis in the
1850's and 1860's. Chopin had a close relationship
with her French grandmother which lead to her
appreciation of French writers. When she was only
five Chopin's father, Thomas O'F ...
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Kate Chopins The Awakening - 828 words
Kate Chopin's The Awakening Many different symbols
were utilized in Kate Chopin's The Awakening to
illustrate the underlying themes and internal
conflict of the characters. One constant and
re-emerging symbol is the sea. The voice of the
sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering,
clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander
for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself
in mazes of inward contemplation. The voice of the
sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is
sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close
embrace (25). In the novel, the ocean symbolizes
Edna's awakening to a life filled with freedom and
independence. On a hot summer evening Robert and
Edna go bathing. Alt ...
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